Monthly Archives: November 2011

Homemade soup in less than an hour. It may sound impossible, but if you’re willing to cheat just a little bit, you can do it. You probably appreciate a soup simmered lovingly for hours, the kind that makes you think … Continue reading →

One bright summer morning a few years ago our seven-year-old grandson ate eight corn meal griddle cakes with butter and warm maple syrup. Where they went, we still do not know. There were no noticeable bulges as he headed down … Continue reading →

My mother made most of our desserts. In the winter she made lots of pies and cakes, but often we had just berries, peaches or pears she had canned the previous summer. When we were lucky she would bake a … Continue reading →